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Employer: 279 University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Worthing & St Richards
Town: Chichester
Salary: £24,625 - £25,674 per annum pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 27/04/2025 23:59
About our Trust
At UHSussex we’re proud to be at the heart of the NHS. As one of the UK’s largest acute Trusts, we’re a leading example of the excellence, ambition, and values that have embodied the NHS for over 70 years.
Our hard-working, talented, and dedicated people work together towards a common goal – to always put our Patient First. In fact, our mission is summed up by our ‘where better never stops’ motto and you will play a part in driving us forwards and in improving the lives of patients across Sussex.
At UHSussex, diversity is our strength, and we want you to feel included to help us always put the Patient First. Your uniqueness and experiences will be part of our creative and innovative community where everyone is encouraged to succeed. We have a range of Staff Networks to help break down barriers, and can offer a buddy to help new members settle in. We’re proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) and a Veteran Aware Trust.
We treat our patients and staff with the same compassion and empathy we expect for ourselves. We’re here for them when they need us, and we go above and beyond to meet their needs. This can be seen in our Wellbeing Programme for staff which is extensive and designed to support you when you need it, including where possible, flexible working to support work-life balance - because we know that to look after others we must first look after ourselves.
As a university trust and a leader in healthcare research, we value learning, teaching, and training so that we can be the best that we can be. From the moment you start with us and throughout your career, we will help you to grow and develop. We hope that in choosing UHSussex you are choosing a long and happy career where you will be able to see the difference you make and feel valued for all that you do.
We look forward to receiving your application and the start of your journey with UHSussex.
Job overview
The Cancer Services Team are looking for Cancer Follow-up Coordinators. The Cancer Follow-Up Coordinators will work alongside Cancer Support Workers and Clinical Nurse Specialists along with the wider Cancer team to ensure patients have a timely, efficient, effective, and supported follow-up period following completion of their cancer treatment. Post-holders will be based in a specific cancer-type team and work closely with the clinical and non-clinical members of that team.
These roles will be based across all our hospital sites - Royal Sussex County Hospital, Worthing Hospital, and St Richard's Hospital.
Main duties of the job
The post-holder will:
* Track patients following treatment, including enrolment onto and discharge from remote follow-up systems.
* Coordinate investigations and symptom assessment questionnaires as per a pre-defined schedule.
* Evaluate results within a clinically supervised protocol.
* Communicate with patients the outcome of review via standardised letters.
* Escalate to the clinical team as indicated by the protocol.
Working for our organisation
At UHSussex, diversity is our strength, and we want you to feel included to help us always put the Patient First, as shown in our Outstanding for Caring CQC rating. Your uniqueness and experiences will be part of our creative and innovative community where everyone is encouraged to succeed. We have a range of Staff Networks to help break down barriers, and can offer a buddy to help new members settle in. We’re proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) and a Veteran Aware Trust.
We treat our patients and staff with the same compassion and empathy we expect for ourselves. We’re here for them when they need us, and we go above and beyond to meet their needs. This can be seen in our Wellbeing Programme for staff which is extensive and designed to support you when you need it - because we know that to look after others we must first look after ourselves.
As a university trust and a leader in healthcare research, we value learning, teaching, and training so that we can be the best that we can be. From the moment you start with us and throughout your career, we will help you to grow and develop. We hope that in choosing UHSussex you are choosing a long and happy career where you will be able to see the difference you make and feel valued for all that you do.
We look forward to receiving your application and the start of your journey with UHSussex.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Communication
* Build relationships with a wide range of staff both internally and externally to undertake job role.
* Regularly communicate with patients to support them with the completion of symptom questionnaires.
* Liaise with all diagnostic departments internally and externally to ensure that patient’s tests are booked, undertaken, and reported.
* Ensure all interactions with patients and staff are accurately recorded on the Trust’s Cancer Register (Somerset).
* Distribute standard correspondence and/or contact patients (as defined in specialty-specific standard operating procedures).
* Participate in PTL review meetings.
* Escalate concerns to the appropriate or agreed MDT member.
* Attend and occasionally lead the cancer department daily huddles to ensure the trust communications and any changes in policy and procedures are received.
Service Delivery and Improvement
* To have specialist knowledge of specific cancer pathway procedures and clinical protocols and contribute to MDT policies and procedures, especially those associated with tracking, implementing practice as agreed.
* To monitor patient pathways, escalating any breaches in pathway compliance and test results outside of range (as documented in clinical protocols).
* To develop specialty-specific work practices to enable cross cover.
* To distribute patient experience surveys when required.
* To provide any requested support to the MDT to ensure the implementation and monitoring of changes to the patient pathway ensuring a continuous cycle of improvement.
* To participate in staff surveys.
* Contribute to any patient letters/information leaflets designed by the MDT.
* To maintain a regular stock of patient information leaflets, ordering from suppliers and using I-PROC.
People Management and Development
* Develop and or monitor standard operating procedures around specific working practices within the sphere of responsibility.
* Demonstrate own duties to new starters, less experienced staff, and those in other cancer tumour groups.
* Advise members of the MDT on the use of the Cancer PTL: act as champion/Super user.
Patient Care Delivery
* To provide general non-clinical advice to patients as a result of their telephone/email queries especially appointments and information around agreed clinical protocols.
* To signpost patients with any clinical queries to the Cancer Nurse specialist/s.
* To signpost patients with specific information queries to the Cancer Support workers.
Learning and Development
* To assist with the recruitment of similar roles within the division.
* Attend mandatory training updates as required.
* Undertake training as necessary in line with the development of the post and as agreed with the line manager as part of the personal development process.
* Achieve and demonstrate agreed standards of personal and professional development within agreed timescales.
* Identify own learning needs and jointly plan training requirements with your line manager.
* Participate in the Trust’s appraisal process to discuss how your role will help deliver the best possible care to our patients and help to deliver any changes in service.
This job description is an outline of the role and responsibilities. From time to time due to the needs of the service, the post holder may be asked to flexibly undertake other duties that are consistent with the role and banding, including project work, internal job rotation, and absence cover.
The job description and person specification may be reviewed on an ongoing basis in accordance with the changing needs of the department and the organisation.
Person specification
* Minimum of 5 GCSE’s or equivalent Educated to NVQ level 3 or equivalent level of experience.
* Excellent IT skills with an understanding of word, excel and power point, outlook.
* Skills in verbal and written communication. Negotiation. Producing and managing reports and databases. Following specific protocols and ability to initiate change to improve efficiency.
* Experience of training others in own area of work.
* Ability to work on own initiative with minimal supervision.
* Broad understanding of Cancer pathways and cancer waiting times standards. Previous NHS experience. Teaching and coaching experience.
* Experience of communicating with patients. Experience of being involved in Service Developments.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
* Evidence of having championed diversity in previous roles (as appropriate to role).
* Evidence of having undertaken own development to improve understanding of equalities issues.
Important information for applicants:
Please note, the use of AI generated applications will be closely monitored. It is at the managers discretion to reject your application if they feel the majority has been created through the use of AI tools.
Closing Adverts Early: In the event of exceptional interest, we may close adverts earlier than specified.
Some of our adverts are capped for a limited number of applications; therefore, the advert will close once the cap has been reached. We therefore encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible if you are interested in the position to prevent you from missing out on applying for the opportunity.
Flexible Working: If you would like to explore potential options regarding flexible working please speak with the appropriate recruiting/line manager.
DBS Checks: As part of our commitment to a safe working environment, we undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service check on all new employees where the role is eligible for a criminal record check. We make offers in line with the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1975.
Skilled Worker Visa: Applications for Skilled Worker sponsorship are welcome for the roles that meet the Visa and Immigration eligibility criteria. For further information please visit the gov.uk website searching for Skilled Worker. It is your responsibility as the applicant to ensure that you meet this criteria.
UHSussex reserves the right to close the role early if we receive a high volume of applications.
Further Information
For help with the application process for Nursing vacancies, please email uhsussex.nursingteam@nhs.net.
For help with the application process for Non-Nursing vacancies, please email uhsussex.nonnursingteam@nhs.net.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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